The following researchers received a new grant or contract since the 20th Scire edition. Award amounts are totals expected for the entire funding period. The list does not include supplements, modifications or other changes to existing grants or contracts. For awards that have more than one investigator, the first faculty member listed is the principal investigator.

Larry Atkinson, eminent scholar of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, "Community Planning for Ocean Observations, Long-term Services and Observatory"; National Science Foundation, $369,907.

Jay A. Austin, research assistant professor, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, "Collaborative Research: A Simulation Environment to Enable Development of Adaptive Sampling Algorithms for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles"; National Science Foundation, $14,876.

James P. Bliss, associate professor of psychology, "Tactical and Strategic Plan for NASA Flightdeck Display Research - Issues and Approach"; NASA Langley Research Center, $150,000.

Daniel M. Dauer, eminent scholar of biological sciences, "Benthic-IBI Sampling for Ambient Toxics Monitoring - Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers," "Benthic Biological Monitoring of the Lower Chesapeake Bay," and "Data Management and Data Analysis in Support of the Chesapeake Bay Program (2004)"; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, $9,700, $174,217 and $126,824.

Frank P. Day, professor of biological sciences, "Non-destructive Sampling of Total Root Systems in the Open-top Chamber CO2 Experiment"; Smithsonian Institute, $25,000.

Terry L. Dickinson, professor of psychology, "The Prediction of First-Year Turnover by Workers' Assessment Tests"; Northrop Grumman Newport News, $23,433.

Frederick C. Dobbs, associate professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, and Wayne L. Hynes, associate professor of biological sciences, "Antibiotic Resistance, Plasmids and the Potential for Horizontal Gene Transfer in Vibrio Cholerae Found in Ships' Ballast Tanks"; National Sea Grant College Program, $51,207 and $38,965.

Martina A. Doblin, research assistant professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, "Investigation of Toxic Raphidophyte Population Dynamics Using Molecular and Physiological Tools"; University of Delaware, $104,342.

Mark H. Dunn, self-supporting research professor of mathematics and statistics, "Near-Field Noise Prediction of Source-Aircraft Scattering Effects"; National Institute of Aerospace Associates Inc., $145,000.

Frederick G. Freeman, professor; Carryl Baldwin, assistant professor; Mark W. Scerbo, associate professor; and Peter J. Mikulka, professor, psychology, "Evaluation of NIRS as an Assessment of Brain Activity Related to Different Levels of Workload"; NASA Langley Research Center, $60,325.

Cynthia M. Jones, professor of biological sciences; Stephen Bobko, lab manager, Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology; and Dayanand N. Naik, professor of mathematics and statistics; "Support for Facilities to Provide Finfish Aging for Virginia Catches and Application of Virtual Population Analysis to Provide Management Advice"; Virginia Marine Resources Commission, $228,320.

R. Bowen Loftin, director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, with Rick McKenzie, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Lee A. Belfore II, associate professor of ECE; and Mark W. Scerbo and James P. Bliss, associate professors of psychology; "National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation"; Eastern Virginia Medical School, $299,555.

Harold G. Marshall, professor emeritus of biological sciences, "Phytoplankton Monitoring Component of the Chesapeake Bay Program"; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, $110,391.

George F. Oertel, professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, "The Effect of Hydro-Hypsography on Morphodynamics and Hydrodynamics in Coastal Lagoons"; University of Virginia, $10,000.

Bryan E. Porter, associate professor of psychology, "Occupant Protection in Hampton Roads: Increasing Safety Restraint Use with Community Outreach and Intervention"; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, $70,000.

Jennifer Radkiewicz, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, "Investigation of 2-Aminoethoxydiphenylborate and Analogues as Store-Operated Calcium Entry Channel"; Jeffress Research Grants Program, $10,000.

Elizabeth A. Smith, research assistant professor, and Anne West-Valle, outreach coordinator, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, "Blue Crab Bowl: The Virginia Competition of the National Ocean Science Bowl"; Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, $7,500.

Nancy X. Xu, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, "Real-time Molecular Study of Bystander Effect Using Living Cells Imaging and Nanoparticle Optics"; University of Texas Health Science Center, $31,250.

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